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| About the Book |
I live in
Brixham, a small fishing village on the Devon coast. I’m surrounded by beautiful green farmland at
the front of my house and a distant view of the sea at the back of the house.
My house is about a mile and a half away from Agatha Christie’s house
Greenaway. So, I’m surrounded by inspiration for my Miss Underhay series which
is set locally in 1930’s Devon.
I think
every cozy mystery writer admires the skill in ‘And Then There were None’,
arguably one of Agatha’s best books. I suppose too as writers we all fancy writing
our own version of a murder set on an island, cut off from the world. Someone
must have done it, but who? It is really the ultimate locked room mystery.
Also close
to where I live is Burgh Island, often thought to be Agatha’s inspiration and also
a curious rocky outcrop visible from Torquay, called Thatcher’s Rock
For Murder
at the Island Hotel, I merged the two places together to create my own island,
Bird Island, named after the colonies of birds, that live there. It has a
fabulous new hotel built in classic art deco style. There is a small lighthouse
and a few cottages.
It’s late
February, and a time of year notorious for storms, easterly winds and high
tides. The perfect time to ensure that Kitty and her friend Alice are stranded
on the island with a small group of thespians testing out the new hotel before
it officially opens for the season.
Naturally
everyone there has secrets, the hotel owner and his fiancée, the staff and all
of the visiting actors. When the hotel owner fails to emerge from his office
for dinner it seems they have a suicide on their hands. However, it quickly
becomes clear that Sir Norman could not have shot himself, so who is
responsible and why?
This is
probably the most complicated plot I have ever worked on, with lots of twists
and turns and a suitably dramatic finale. There are lots of positive reviews so
hopefully I’ve succeeded in my mission!
I love
writing puzzles, so this always makes me happy as it means I succeeded in my
challenge.
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